Andrzej Panufnik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andrzej Panufnik

Polish composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1914

Place of Birth: Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1991

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, film score composer

Nationality: Poland, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Andrzej Panufnik

  • Sir Andrzej Panufnik (24 September 1914 – 27 October 1991) was a Polish composer and conductor.
  • He became established as one of the leading Polish composers, and as a conductor he was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philharmonic orchestra after World War II.
  • After his increasing frustration with the extra-musical demands made on him by the country's regime, he defected to the United Kingdom in 1954, and took up British citizenship.
  • In 1957, he became chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a post he relinquished after two years to devote all his time to composition.

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